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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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